A. Subsection (1) of section 26 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the repeal of the Scale of "Fine and Period of Imprisonment" thereunder, and the replacement therefor of the following new scale, Exceeding one leone but not exceeding two leones Exceeding two leones but not exceeding four leones Exceeding four leones but not exceeding ten leones Exceeding ten leones but not exceeding twenty leones Exceeding twenty leones but not exceeding one hundred leones, 8. Table 1. (3)In any case where two or more accused are jointly tried and some accused are defended by counsel and others are not, the Court shall for the purposes of procedure deem all the accused to be defended by counsel. 154. Nothing contained in sections 143 to 146 shall affect the Court's powers to order separate trials of persons who are jointly charged. If a Sessions shall be held at any place for which a jurors' list may not have been prepared under this Act, the Sheriff may prepare a temporary jurors' list for the purposes of such sessions, and all the provisions of this Act shall, as far as applicable, apply in the case of the persons whose names are entered, whether as common jurors or as special jurors upon such temporary list. Date of assent: 01 March 2065. against the a accused and shall call witnesses and adduce evidence in support of the charge. (2) Whenever any such building, vessel, vehicle, receptacle or other place is closed, any person residing in or being in charge of the building, vessel, vehicle, receptacle or place shall on the demand of the constable or other person executing the search warrant, allow him free entry thereto and afford all reasonable facilities for a search therein. (3)The deposition of each witness shall include answers given by the witness in reply to questions put to the witness in cross-examination. 6. (1) Where an enactment constituting an offence states the offence to be the doing or the omission to do any one of any different acts in the alternative, or the doing or the omission to any act in any one of any different capacities, or with any one of any different intentions, or states any part of the offence in the alternative, the acts, omissions, capacities or intentions, or other matters stated in the alternative in the enactment, may be stated in the alternative in the count charging the offence. Non-court dispute resolution Practice and procedure Family law reform Managing proceedings online Standard orders FPR 2010 fundamental principles and index Non-court dispute resolution Allocation and transfer Service Evidence and disclosure Parts 18 and 19 applications Appeals and judicial review Capacity and vulnerable parties Consequences supervening or not known at time of former trial. Share on Twitter. 232. Without prejudice to the provisions of any enactment, all criminal offences shall be enquired into, tried and otherwise dealt with according to the provisions of this Act. 9781315162461_webpdf_115322 - Free ebook download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read book online for free. DATED this.day of..19 RECOGNISANCE BOOK KEPT AT THE POLICE STATION (OR LOCKUP) AT, (1) State time and place at which accused (recognisor) is to appear before the Magistrate and the sum in which he is bound followed by his. The cancellation of a warrant may be effected by the Court issuing it, or by a Court to which such issuing Court is subordinate. Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every . In the..Court at. To..(keeper of Prison or constable). 0000013445 00000 n One of the sections so applied is 14 which imposes restrictions on, and relief against, forfeiture of leases. 198. 69. The statement of the accused as herein/hereafter recorded was taken in my presence and hearing and contains accurately the whole statement made by him. B., on theday ofin the Western Area of Sierra Leone published a defamatory libel. property taken care of and prevented from doing injury to himself or any other person or property, and for his appearance when required before the Court or before such officer as the Court may appoint in that behalf. a.order that the property or part thereof be restored to the person who appears to it to be the owner thereof, either on payment or without payment by the owner to the person in whose possession such property or a part thereof then is, of any sum named in such order; b.make an assessment as to the value of such property at the time it was so stolen or otherwise obtained as aforesaid and order that the sum so assessed be paid by the person convicted to the person who appears to it to be the owner of the property. Each list so prepared and delivered as aforesaid shall constitute the jurors' list for the district for which the same has been prepared, and shall come into operation on the first day of January in the next following year. Q. (2) If the Court finds that the accused or the defendant is of unsound mind and consequently incapable of making his defence, it shall postpone further proceedings on the case. WHEREAS..of.has bound himself by recognisance to. 224. 132. same were a judgment debt in the above mentioned Court. WHEREAS by a warrant dateda certain.(name) of, (address) was committed to your custody there to abide until after the trial, of.before the Supreme Court on a charge. Any constable or other person authorised to make an arrest may break out of any house or place in order to liberate himself or any other person who, having lawfully entered for the purpose of making an arrest, is detained therein. (1) In any criminal case, and at any stage thereof before verdict or judgement, the Attorney-General may enter a, either by stating in Court or by informing the Court in writing that, the Crown intends that the proceedings shall not continue and thereupon the accused or the defendant as the case may be shall be at once discharged in respect of the charge for which the. In theCourt at. To..(name and designation of person or persons who is or are to, Whereas..(name of accused) ofAddress stands charged with the, offence of(Statement of offence). (2) In a trial otherwise than upon indictment for murder or manslaughter where the cause of death of a, person comes into question, the declaration of the, whether it be made in the presence of the accused or not, may, at the discretion of the Court be given in evidence if the. (2)A Police Officer of or above the rank of Assistant Superintendent or the constable for the time being in charge of a Police Station is hereby authorised and empowered to take all such necessary action and do all such things as the proper and efficient execution of the provisions of this section may reasonably require. sessions but one after the sessions to which he was originally committed he shall on his application made on the last day of such first mentioned sessions be acquitted and discharged, unless the Court sees good reason to the contrary . 96. The room or place in which the Court sits to hear and determine the charge shall be an open and public Court, to which the public generally shall have access as far as it can conveniently contain them. (4) Coin and bank note may be described as money, and any averment as to money, so far as regards the description of property, shall be sustained by proof of any amount of coin or of any bank note, although the particular species of coin of which such amount was composed or the particular nature of the bank note shall not be proved; and in cases of embezzlement and obtaining money or bank notes by false pretences, by proof that the accused embezzled or obtained any coin or any bank note, or any portion of the value thereof, although such coin or bank note may have been delivered to him in order that some part of the value thereof should be returned to the party delivering the same, or to any other person, and such part shall have been returned accordingly. C.D., with intent to defraud, made or concurred in making a false entry in a cash book belonging to the said C.D., his employer, purporting to show that on the said day Le100 had been paid to L. M. A. Subject to the provisions of the Courts Act, 1965, and to the powers of transfer conferred by the section 43, the place for the investigation and trial of offences by Courts other than the Supreme Court shall be determined according to the following rules. sentenced/ordered to pay a fine/sum/penalty of.. AND WHEREAS the said..has not paid the said fine/sum/penalty or any part thereof: Now these are to command you to make distress by seizure of the goods and chattels belonging to the, said.which may be found within the district ofand if the said, sum shall not be paid forthwith/within..days next after such distress/to sell the property distrained. 96. 239. A person so charged shall not be called as a witness in pursuance of this Act except upon his own. (3) Disqualification of jurors. (1) The Magistrate of each Judicial District shall prepare and settle a jurors' list for his area for the year commencing on the first day of January in each year in accordance with the provisions of this part. 0000007825 00000 n These Rules may be cited as the Criminal Procedure Rules. Section 5 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion immediately after the word "suspend" in line two thereof of the words, "or revoke the appointment of'. 67. (2) Where property is vested in more than one person, and the owners of the property are referred to in an information or indictment, it shall be sufficient to describe the property as owned by one of those persons by name with others, and if the persons owing the property are a body of persons with a collective name, such as a joint-stock company or "Inhabitants," "Trustees," "Commissioners," or "Club" or other such name, it shall be sufficient to use the collective name without naming any the individual. convicted, pay the costs of the prosecution: Now I.(name of accused), of.of, ..(address) hereby bind himself that I will, in the event of my being convicted. Image. 5 OF 2009) THE COMPANIES REGULATIONS, 2015 In exercise of the powers conferred upon the Commission by sections 494 and 530 of the Companies Act, 2009 the Commission hereby makes the following Regulations - PART I-PRELIMINARY 1. public Court for that purpose, and the Court may, if it thinks that the ends of justice will be served by so doing, order that no person shall have access to, or be or remain in the room or place without the express permission of the Court. All such amendments shall be made in such terms as shall seem to the Court to be just. Statements as to wages to be evidence. 131. the offence may enquired into and tried in any one of such Districts. A. answer a charge of..(statement of offence): Now these are to command you to produce the said prisoner before me at atmonitoring, Day of.19, and to insure his further attendance from time to time until the said charge shall have, Affidavit of Service of Summons out of the Jurisdiction. 156. 78. In so doing, they may be guided, as appropriate, by the Criminal Procedure Act, 1965, of Sierra Leone . At close of prosecution case Judge to inform undefended accused of his rights. The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. (2) for the purposes of this section the expression "Court" means any Court in Sierra Leone and includes the Supreme Court, a Magistrate's Court and any Local Court. WHEREAS.(name) of.(address) was called Upon to enter into a recognisance to, prosecute (or to prosecute and give evidence or to give evidence) in the matter of a charge of, to be preferred againstat the sittings of the, Court to be holden at.on.the. 222. 0000005732 00000 n 85. 175. 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